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Denis Istomin #46 def. Fernando Verdasco #24

6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jan 11, 2013*
Tournament	Sydney
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	Denis Istomin
Score	6-3 6-3
Loser	Fernando Verdasco
Duration	1h 10m

Stat	Denis Istomin	Fernando Verdasco
Aces	1	7
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	69	65
First serve points won %	77	65
Second serve points won %	69	45
Break points saved %	—	40
Break points converted %	60	—
Service points won %	75	58
Return points won %	42	25
Total points won %	57	43

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Denis Istomin	Fernando Verdasco
Country	UZB	ESP
Birth date	Sep 7, 1986	Nov 15, 1983
Age	26	29
Height	188	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	46	24
Ranking points (entering)	897	1,490
Elo (entering)	1,776	1,915
Career W-L	191–245	549–441
Career earnings	$6,339,469	$18,368,908

Pre-match H2H

Denis Istomin 0 – 5 Fernando Verdasco

Path

Denis Istomin's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 10, 2013	R32	James Duckworth	6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data

Denis Istomin's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 12, 2013	QF	Kevin Anderson	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Fernando Verdasco's path

No prior matches in this tournament.